Ezekiel Ansah placed on PUP list to start training camp

Ezekiel Ansah placed on PUP list to start training camp

It’s not the worst possible news on the first day of Detroit Lions training camp, but it’s not far off. Pro Bowl pass-rusher Ezekiel Ansah has been placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list to start training camp.

The high-ankle sprain that limited Ansah throughout 2016 was not expected to impact his 2017 regular season. The assumption Ansah would be full-go for this fall has driven predictions (at Lions Wire and elsewhere) that Detroit could be much better against the pass, despite making few moves to bolster the front seven.

An abunance of caution is fine. But if Ansah’s ankle is anything less than fully fit at this time of the year, with six months of very little football activity, that’s a very, very bad indicator for his potential production this season.

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